Barrel lift



Feb, 24, 1931. R. G. JOHNSON BARREL LIFT Filed Dec.

27, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb 24, 1931. R. G. JOHNSON v 1,794,297

' BARREL LIFT V Filed Dec. 27, 1928 2 Sheets-$116M 2 Patented Feb. 24,1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE- RALPH G. JOHNSON, F ROGER-S, ARKANQASBARREL LIFT Application filed December 27, 1828. SerialNc. 328,802.

pensing the oils is to roll the drums up on to racks, so that theircontents may flow out by gravity into the smaller measuring vessels.

Owing to the large variety of lubricating oils usually kept in stock,drums containing all of the Varieties cannot well be kept on a rack atthe same time, and hence a consid erable amount of labor is required,and much time is lost, in exchanging the drums on the rack.

By means of the present lift,'any drum may be readily picked up from thefloor and tilted to allow its contents to flow out, and it may be asreadily replaced on the floor, and if desired, it may also betransported to any desired part of the warehouse on the lift. While thelift is'useful in handling oil containing drums, it will be obvious,that it may also be used for handling'drums or barrels of anydescription. r

In the accompanying drawing,v

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the lift, partly in section, on the line11 of- Fig. 2, a barrel {oeing shown mounted upon the lift, in dottedmes;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lift, tilted into position to pick upa barrel;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, looking from right to left in Fig. 3,'withthe barrel removed; and a Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawing, a indicates a stand, constituting thesupporting member of the lift, and composed of two triangular sideframes 1 and 2, spaced apart and connected together by a suitablenumberofcross bars 3. The side frames are preferablymade of metaltubing. The bases 1 2 of the triangular frames are adaptedto rest upon"the floor, and in the apices" of the frames,-

opposite the bases, are provided bearings 4, for a shaft 5, which isheld against longitu provided with a stop 15, to limit its forward dinalmovement in the bearings by cotter,

pins 6. A tilting frame 6 is mounted upon the shaft 5 between themembers 1 and 2 on -t l1estand, this frame comprising parallel handlebars 7 and 8, connected together by a rod 9 and also by. a cradle 0which is mounted upon the handle bars' The shaft'5 extends through thehandle bars near their rear ends and the cradle is also connected to thehandle bars at their rear ends and lies about centrally over the shaft5. This. cradle'com prises parallel side-rails 10, preferably of angleiron, which are connected'by downwardly bent cross bars 11.Metaluprights 12, secured attheir upper ends to the rails 10 andfastened at their lower ends to the handle bars 7 and 8 by U-bolts 13,support the cradle above the handle bars. The rails 10 are extendedbeyond the ends of the handle bars, and metal toes 14 extend upwardly atan [obtuse angle to the rails. These toes are adapted'to engagethe'bottom of a barrel d in the lifting operation. The toes 14 and therear corners 1 2 of the frame are a proximately equidistant from theshaft 5 which pivots the frame-to the stand. For

engaging the upper rim 'o'fthe'barrel, a rod 15 is slidingly mounted inthe cradle, and this rod is provided with a hooked end'15'i adapted toengage-the rim. As shown, two of the cross pieces ll of the-cradle areprovided with eyes or bearings'll at their central portions, and thehook-bar 15 slides in these hearings. Therear end of the hook-bar ismovement. a V In the operation of lifting a barrel from the floor, thehandle bars 7 and 8 of the lift are raised to a substantially verticalposition, with the toes lei 'ofthe cradle resting upon the iiooradjacentthe bottomof the barrel,

and the lioolebar is raised hand and a llow'ed to drop so that its. hookwill engage therini' of the, barrel. "In tilting the handie bais toaposition-slightly beyondthe verti-' cal, as shown in Fig. 3,'ltl1e devicefulcrums upon the toes'l i, ElliCltllG stand a swings by gravitytowardthe rear end of the cradleand its rear barsg lie' substantially inalinement with the handie is, while the angle portions 1 2fofthe-standrest uponfthe floor adjacent the toes of the cradle. Byslightly rocking the barrel the toes will pass under the lower edges ofthe barrel. By then rocking the handle barsto the left, in Fig. 3, thewhole device will fulcrum on the angle portions 1*, 2 the stand and asthe handle bars are nqught. o, the h z ntal p s t qn, h l Will? Sl d aong e i c ined; fac s Of the toes, pushing the hook-bar forward, and thestand will rock until its lower or base bars 1?, 2 rest upon the floor,as shown inEig. 1; As the device, with its load, fulcrunis on the rearcorners of the stand, the stand will not be forced away from the barrelwhile the barrel is being lifted, as would occur if the stand nemeine l,upmit bas rsu le braced by the ogerators foot When the handle ars he hezpnml p on, thetilting frame be loeked against bad; werdmoq ingwwemeetby a ha n fivhi h s emi-e 11 o he tra part he m -o 10d 0 the ltieg tams, and: whi h ma behoqked, o ye n he pr r cross rod 3 ofithet ndAfierthe hand e b rs ha e QQD YQ LQfl to the horizontal position and,connected to the eni y eehaier he detieewi the b rrel thereonfn ay bemoved, to any position, by p l ing; pu hings umn w a-mi e. b r the 3:) sd s; 25 f, the se ving s: runners- Eor Inoving and small barrels indoorsfl ors, hieh; ee'net ery rough, theclevice will; Hatred-Hire- 20. 5 623;bu e -let may he v: pplied o he $2 11, if d sired Whe a can u q l-bfllfil is ammed p e theft, itwill be obvious that it; be tilted to anydesired BQ i D o mp yv the eme ts hrough he QQ IP t, w l al Q; b Ob i sthat the b ml c fb nepla eslupenithe floot-bytilt- -40 his e handle. arto: th tup -eight PQ$itiQn and t n, releasing he 001; om. he: upper l aba r l. lift tand, a il i i nirotelly mou st i t e uppe oi thestandto'rock in a'verticalp1ane,'a c13adl on he'f eme above thestan haing toes at i s ear end. a apted e eee around when the frame; i p b i snd 51); a hook on the cradle adapted'to engage the pp imeq a b.a :e1,tfilistaa e rom sai toes to the pivotal axis of the frame beingapproximately the: same as the distance be: tween said axis and. therear lower corner 7 55,- of the. stand, whereby the stand Willswingtoward the cradle and the rear corner only v of its base will engage theground under said point of conneetion when the frame is tilted on to;saidtoes, r

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RALPH e. JOHNSON;

